Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Message From Plankton?

"The associated shifts in winds, and increased phytoplankton levels
in the Arabian Sea, could have far reaching consequences for the
ecosystem of the region," said Joaquim Goes, senior researcher at the
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in Maine and lead author of the
study.

Goes said very large plankton blooms can harm ecosystems by depleting oxygen in the water.